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The other day, Microsoft released its Xbox app for Android. For those unfamiliar, this is different from the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate service, where users can stream games from the cloud to their mobile devices. Instead, this app will stream a game you own from your Xbox console to your mobile device, acting as a kind of local server.
So what about iOS gamers? The good news is that it looks like this remote streaming feature is coming to iOS devices soon in an update to the Xbox app. The update is currently being tested on TestFlight, which means it’s pretty much in beta, but once it’s finished it should be removed for everyone to download.
What’s interesting about this is that even though Microsoft has previously complained about Apple’s restrictions on streaming games, it appears the company will continue to abide by Apple’s App Store rules anyway. In case you’re hearing about this for the first time, basically Apple finally relaxed the rules regarding streaming games earlier this month.
However, despite new rules opening the door for game streaming services like xCloud to reach iOS devices, companies like Microsoft still felt they were a bit restrictive. This is due to the fact that the rules require that all games available on the streaming service must also be individually listed on the App Store as a way for Apple to review these games to make sure they meet the requirements of the App Store.
Filed in . Read more about apps, iOS, Microsoft, and Xbox. Source: theverge
